Alfonso Pérez

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For the Colombian boxer, see Alfonso Pérez (boxer).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Muñoz.

Alfonso
Personal information
Full name Alfonso Pérez Muñoz[1]
Date of birth (1972-09-26) 26 September 1972 (age 53)[1]
Place of birth Getafe, Spain
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Striker
Youth career
1985–1986 Getafe
1986–1989 Real Madrid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Real Madrid B 17 (4)
1991–1995 Real Madrid 89 (13)
1995–2000 Betis 152 (59)
2000–2003 Barcelona 21 (2)
2002 → Marseille (loan) 11 (4)
2002–2003 → Betis (loan) 15 (6)
2003–2005 Betis 30 (4)
Total 335 (92)
International career
1988–1989 Spain U16 12 (6)
1989–1990 Spain U18 12 (5)
1991 Spain U19 1 (0)
1991–1993 Spain U21 7 (0)
1991–1992 Spain U23 11 (6)
1992–2000 Spain 38 (11)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's Football
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alfonso Pérez Muñoz (born 26 September 1972), known simply as Alfonso, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Having represented both Real Madrid and Barcelona during his career, he appeared in 307 La Liga games for three clubs, also having two spells with Real Betis. He scored 84 goals in the competition over 15 seasons.

The recipient of 39 caps for Spain, Alfonso appeared for the nation in the 1998 World Cup and two European Championships.

Club career

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Real Madrid

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Alfonso was born in Getafe, in the outskirts of Madrid.[2] In 1991, aged just 18, he made his professional debut with Real Madrid and, although he never carved a regular place in the starting XI – playing mostly second-fiddle to Emilio Butragueño first and then Raúl and Iván Zamorano – helped the capital side to the 1995 national championship.[3][4][5][6]

On 2 December 1993, Alfonso scored twice in the first leg of the Supercopa de España, a 3–1 home win against Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium (4–2 on aggregate).[7]

Betis and Barcelona

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In the summer of 1995, Alfonso joined Real Betis. In his second year at the Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, he scored 25 La Liga goals which was the most by a player in a single season in the club's history. Teaming up with Pier, the pair combined for 60 from 1995 to 1997, and helped the Andalusia team finish fourth in the latter campaign.[8][9]

Alfonso signed with Barcelona for the 2000–01 campaign. The player had a difficult time adjusting at the Camp Nou,[10][11] netting only twice in his first year[12] and serving a loan spell at French Ligue 1 side Marseille in January 2002, alongside Real Madrid's Alberto Rivera.[13]

Barcelona then loaned Alfonso to his former employers Betis, which signed him permanently at the end of 2002–03. After another two seasons where he struggled with injuries and loss of form (ten scoreless games in 2004–05), he retired from football when his contract expired in June 2005, having scored 112 official goals during his career.[14][15]

International career

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Alfonso appeared in 38 games for Spain,[16] making his debut in a friendly with England on 9 September 1992 in Santander.[17] The most important of his 11 goals[16] was scored against Yugoslavia at UEFA Euro 2000; the team was losing 3–2 in injury time, needing a win to qualify from the group at Norway's expense. In the 90th minute, a penalty was won and converted by Gaizka Mendieta, and with seconds remaining Alfonso volleyed a spectacular shot past Ivica Kralj for his second of the game and the win.[18]

At Euro 1996, Alfonso took part in all of the fixtures, including against Bulgaria in which he scored the equaliser after just one minute on the pitch.[19][20] Additionally, he played two 1998 FIFA World Cup matches in a group-stage exit in France.[21][22]

Alfonso was also a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[23] He scored once during the tournament, in a 2–0 victory over Qatar.[24]

Style of play

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Alfonso possessed above-average heading ability, despite not reaching 180 cm.[25][26]

Personal life

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Alfonso was the older brother of fellow footballer Iván Pérez. Both Real Madrid youth graduates, they coincided one season at Betis and reunited at Real Madrid veterans.[27][28]

Getafe's stadium, the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, was named after him, despite the fact that he never played professionally for his hometown club.[29] His name was dropped from the facilities in October 2023 after he made disparaging remarks about female footballers in an interview.[30]

Career statistics

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Scores and results list Spain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pérez goal.[31]
List of international goals scored by Alfonso Pérez
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 December 1992 Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, Spain  Latvia 3–0 5–0 1994 World Cup qualification
2 6 September 1995 Los Cármenes, Granada, Spain  Cyprus 2–0 6–0 Euro 1996 qualifying
3 9 June 1996 Elland Road, Leeds, England  Bulgaria 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 1996
4 4 September 1996 Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 2–1 6–2 1998 World Cup qualification
5 4–1
6 6–1
7 12 February 1997 Rico Pérez, Alicante, Spain  Malta 2–0 4–0 1998 World Cup qualification
8 3–0
9 29 March 2000 Montjuïc, Barcelona, Spain  Italy 1–0 2–0 Friendly
10 21 June 2000 Jan Breydel, Bruges, Belgium  FR Yugoslavia 1–1 4–3 UEFA Euro 2000
11 4–3

Honours

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Real Madrid

Betis

Spain U23

Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c Alfonso Pérez at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Lamela, Álvaro (16 April 2023). "¿Quién es Alfonso Pérez? El exjugador del Real Madrid y Barça que ha dado nombre al estadio del Getafe" [Who is Alfonso Pérez? The former Real Madrid and Barça player who has given his name to Getafe's stadium] (in Spanish). DAZN. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Real Madrid legend Jorge Valdano blasts Jose Mourinho 'ego'". Sky Sports. 11 September 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  4. ^ Cajas, Hernán (21 August 2015). "Los entrenadores y jugadores "enemigos" de los chilenos en Europa" [The coaches and players who are "enemies" of Chileans in Europe] (in Spanish). Guioteca. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Diez grandes jugadores que se pusieron la del Real Madrid y Barcelona" [Ten great jugadores who wore the Real Madrid and Barcelona ones] (in Spanish). ESPN. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  6. ^ Guerra, André; Suárez, César (23 September 2023). "Entrevista Flashscore a Alfonso Pérez: "Agrada-me a figura de Joselu no Real Madrid"" [Flashscore interview to Alfonso Pérez: "I like Joselu's role at Real Madrid"] (in Portuguese). Flash Score. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  7. ^ "31 years since winning the Spanish Super Cup for the fourth time". Real Madrid CF. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  8. ^ Pinto, Juan (6 January 2013). "En el espejo de Alfonso y Pier" [Mirroring Alfonso and Pier]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  9. ^ "El perfil: Alfonso Pérez Muñoz" [The profile: Alfonso Pérez Muñoz] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  10. ^ Carbonell, Rafael; Piñol, Àngels (9 February 2001). "Alfonso dice sentirse humillado por su sustitución ante el Espanyol" [Alfonso says he feels humiliated by being substituted against Espanyol]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Alfonso deja entrever que puede abandonar el Barça" [Alfonso hints that he may leave Barça]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 2 August 2001. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  12. ^ Bona, German (19 April 2018). "Alfonso Pérez: El canterano madridista que soñó en azulgrana" [Alfonso Pérez: The Madrid youth player who dreamed in azulgrana]. Sport (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  13. ^ "El Barça cede a Alfonso al Marsella" [Barça loan Alfonso to Marseille]. ABC (in Spanish). 8 January 2002. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  14. ^ "El Barcelona anuncia que la cesión de Alfonso al Betis será oficial hoy" [Barcelona announce that Alfonso loan to Betis will be made official today]. ABC (in Spanish). 4 July 2002. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  15. ^ a b Pintanel, Alex; Silva, Samuel (8 October 2023). "Alfonso Pérez más allá de polémicas: "Se fue en el AVE de las 3 y vuelve en el de las 5"… y su "fracaso" en el Barça" [Alfonso Pérez beyond controversies: "He left on the 3 o'clock AVE and returns on the 5 o'clock one"... and his "failure" at Barça] (in Spanish). Relevo. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  16. ^ a b "¿Qué fue de Alfonso Pérez?: el mago de las botas blancas" [What happened to Alfonso Pérez?: the wizard of the white boots]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 24 March 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  17. ^ Archs, Jordi (10 September 1992). "La nueva etapa se abre con victoria" [New era gets started with win] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  18. ^ "Spain survive in seven-goal classic". BBC Sport. 21 June 2000. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  19. ^ "Spain start with a point against Bulgaria in EURO '96 Group B". UEFA. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  20. ^ "España llegó a Londres de la mano del sufrimiento" [Spain reached London hand in hand with suffering]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  21. ^ "Spain beats Bulgaria 6–1 but fails to qualify". Sports Illustrated. 24 June 1998. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  22. ^ "Super Eagles make their mark". BBC Sport. 29 March 2002. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  23. ^ "La Roja de 1992, nuestra medalla de oro Olímpica" [1992's La Roja, our Olympic gold medal] (in Spanish). Antena 3. 3 July 2012. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  24. ^ Canyameras, Toni (6 July 2022). "El oro que reconcilió a España con el fútbol: "Nadie daba un duro por nosotros"" [The gold that reconciled Spain with football: "We were as dead as a dodo on everyone's mind"]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  25. ^ Neira, Armando (8 March 1997). "La mejor cabeza de España" [The best head in Spain]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  26. ^ Del Castillo, Alfonso (15 September 2021). "Los 80 goles de Alfonso Pérez" [Alfonso Pérez's 80 goals.] (in Spanish). Manquepierda. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  27. ^ "El Madrid mantiene el liderato sufriendo" [Madrid stay on top after suffering]. Marca (in Spanish). 8 February 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  28. ^ Sevillano, Jesús (7 February 2021). "Los Fekir, tras la estela de Alfonso e Iván Pérez Muñoz" [The Fekirs, following in Alfonso and Iván Pérez Muñoz's footsteps]. ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  29. ^ Martín, Dunia (6 May 2010). "Getafe final honour delights Alfonso". UEFA. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
  30. ^ "Getafe: La Liga club drop Alfonso Perez from stadium name after sexist comments". BBC Sport. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  31. ^ Alfonso Pérez at EU-Football.info
  32. ^ Ayala, Manuel (27 June 1993). "Una Copa para el consuelo" [Consolation Cup]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  33. ^ Tejedor Carnicero, José Vicente; Torre, Raúl; Lozano Ferrer, Carles. "Spain – List of Super Cup Finals". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  34. ^ "Dani delivers for Betis". UEFA. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
  35. ^ Morenilla, Juan (25 February 2007). "Supervivientes de oro" [Golden survivors]. El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  36. ^ Pla Díaz, Emilio. "Spain – Footballer of the Year". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
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